Meat and lard press



(No Model.)

T. J. ROOKWOOD.

MEAT AND LARD PRESS No. 254,382. Patented Feb. 28.1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFIC.

MEAT AND LARD PRESS."

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,382, dated February 28, 1882. l Application filed July 20, 1881. (No model.)

following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of my invention, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view with the box removed, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in that class ofpresses for family use adapted to press meat,

lard, jellies, &c.

The object of the invention is to provide such a press for family use that will be effective in its operation, simple in its construction, and one that can be easily operated and not liable to get out of order. These objects I attain by the construction substantially as'shown in the drawings and hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Arepresents the bed of the press, of cast-iron or other suitable metal, which supports the box B, ofsquare or other desirable form and preferably of sheet metal. Both ends of the box B are open, but the forward end is temporarily closed by a strainer, D.

Within the box B is located a follower, (l, of the same shape and size as the interior of the box, and is connected by a socket-joint, b, to the inner end of a toothed bar, a.

To the rear end of the bed A are guide-plates 0, between which is located the bar a, to steady and guide it in its forward movement. The plates 0 are cast with ears d, between which is pivoted a suitable hand-lever, E, said lever having stops 6 to prevent it from being thrown back too far when not in use.

To the lever E is pivoted a pawl, f, which engages with the teeth on the bar a when the follower is being forced forward.

The front end of the bed A is cast with posts 9, against which the end of the box B or strainer D comes in contact, so as to prevent said box from being pushed forward.

The cast-iron strainer D may be connected to the end of the box B in any convenient manner so long as it is capable of being removed therefrom when desired.

The bed A is formed with a central groove, h, and inclined sides 1', said grooves receiving the juices or fat from whatever is pressed, the inclined sides carrying everything to the groove. The bed A terminates at its forward end in a) spout, k, and the bed is supported by suitable legs, Z, the two front legs being shorter than the others, so as to obtain the required degree of inclination to the bed.

If desired, the box B may be provided with a suitable bail or handle for convenience of handling the box when anything hot, like lard, is being pressed. The box 'B is prevented from lateral displacement at its rear end by lugs m.

A press constructed in accordance with my invention is not only very cheap, but both durable and convenient as a press for family use.

It will be noticed that the pivoted lever E is arranged in such a manner that when it is pressed down to its lowest position the pivotal point, where the pawl f connects with the lever, passes below a direct or straight line drawn from the center of the pivot in the end of the lever to the point where the end of the pawl engages with the toothed bar a, thereby causing the lever to remain down in the position where it is left. By this arrangement I can obtain just the required pressure and hold the lever at the position placed, no matter what the pressure may be.

It should also be observed that as the lever is pressed down the-nearer such position is approached the stronger the leverage is, thus securing a very heavy and increased pressure in proportion to the power exerted at the handle of the lever.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is a 1. The combination, with the box B, having at one end the removable strainer D, of the follower 0, connected to the toothed bar a by socket-joint b, and the pivoted lever E, with pivoted pawlf, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The bed A, having guide-plates c, in combination with the box B, follower 0, connected to the toothed bar a, as shown, and the pivoted lever E, carrying pivoted pawlf, substantially spout, 70, all being substantially as and for as and for the purpose specified. the purpose set forth.

3. The box B provided at one end with re- In testimony that I claim the above I have movable strainer D and the horizontally-operhereunto subscribed my name in the presence 5 aAting golloavelar O tilndcom lfinatioili witlttlie beg of two witnesses.

meme ongi a mat y, as tescri et, an having throughout its entire length the sides THOMAS LOLKWOOD' i, inclined laterally toward and so as to com- Witnesses: Inunicate with a groove, h, arranged length- CHARLES JAY, 1o wise in the bed at its middle and opening into J. W. WETHERBEE. 

